Installing Cedar Bevel Siding

Install corner trim on all corners typically 1 by 4 inch boards nailed vertically with the wide face of a board.

Installing cedar bevel siding.

Penetration into solid wood using one nail per bearing spaced at a maximum of 24 in. On rabbeted bevel siding leave a 1 8 inch expansion clearance. How to install cedar bevel siding 1. Each succeeding course overlaps the one below.

Butt joints between boards should be staggered and made on studs. Take care not to nail through the overlap of two pieces see figure above. Make sure the first course is level. Place nail just above the overlap.

Horizontal siding installation siding should be nailed into studs at maximum 24 in centers when applied over wood based solid sheathing and 16 in. Place the nail just above the overlap. Take care not to nail through the overlap of two pieces. Fasten a cedar starter strip.

Do not reduce the siding overlap recommendations given in the installation sections of this publication. Bevel siding should be face nailed to studs with 1 1 2 in. Place nail just above the 1 in. On center when bevel sidings 11 16 or thinner are applied without sheathing.

For bevel siding this is a minimum of 1 inch. In those areas where an air space between siding and sheathing is desired nail siding to furring strips table 4.